Kathy Ann Cox

Ordinance Officer Kathy Cox was killed when her department truck was struck head-on by an armored car on Highway 136. The driver of the armored car swerved into her lane while attempting to avoid striking a car that had stopped in front of it.

Officer Cox's truck and the armored car were both engulfed in flames as a result of the crash.

Officer Cox had served in law enforcement for 30 years and was a volunteer member of the Nicklesville Department of the Gordon County Fire Department. She is survived by her husband, two daughters, son, mother, brother, and two grandchildren.